THE SCIENCE OF ROLLERCOASTERS POST -VISIT ANSWERS: AVERAGE SPEED - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

THE SCIENCE OF ROLLERCOASTERS POST -VISIT

ANSWERS: AVERAGE SPEED ACTIVITY Name Track Length Ride Duration Average Speed / m / s / (m/s) THE SWARM 775 125 6.2 Storm Surge 213 255 0.8 SAW – The 700 100 7.0 Ride Stealth 500 24 20.8 Colossus 850 90 9.4 Nemesis 750 90 8.3 Inferno Tidal Wave 850 120 7.1

DESIGN A ROLLERCOASTER: SUCCESS CRITERIA  Work as a team – suggested group size 4 people  Name your ride  Produce a two minute presentation about your ride  Use PowerPoint if available  Write a script so that you know what you are going to say  Everyone in the group must be involved  Make a working model of your ride  Aim to include one ‘loop the loop’ in your ride after a drop near the start  Include data about your ride e.g. track dimensions, track length, speed, duration etc  Describe the energy transfers in your ride  Describe the forces in action in your ride  Be creative! The team that best meets the ride criteria is the winner.